5 Things to Do Before Upgrade to Ubuntu Linux Intrepid
I have planned to upgrade my Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron to Ubuntu Linux Intrepid Ibex. But before I do upgrade activity, I need to do some activities to ensure upgrade activity will smooth and all data in my laptop secure. The worst case scenario is clean install the acer aspire laptop with Ubuntu Linux Intrepid Ibex. Thean set-up the laptop with new Ubuntu to fit with my needs and make sure all hardware on the laptop working properly like before. So, let’s make a short list before upgrade the ubuntu. 1. Back-up data Data is important. All data in my laptop have been collected many months and take hundreds hours download from internet. I’ll back-up data to other media such [...]
Install Unbound DNS server in FreeBSD 9
Now it’s turn to install Unbound DNS server in FreeBSD 9. Unbound is alternative DNS server software under a BSD license. It is clamed as secure and fast resolving/caching DNS Server. Unbound is developed and maintained by NLnet Labs, it based on ideas and algorithms taken from a java prototype developed by Verisign labs, Nominet, Kirei and ep.net. Unbound DNS server is a validating, recursive, and caching DNS resolver. It is designed as a set of modular components, so that also DNSSEC (secure DNS) validation and stub-resolvers (that do not run as a server, but are linked into an application) are easily possible. Reasons to use Unbound DNS Server Unbound is very easy to configure through a configuration file like [...]
Install Lusca Proxy Server in FreeBSD 9
Finally I have chance to install Lusca Proxy Server in FreeBSD 9. But with the specifications on the computer server, I decided also to install squidstats to gather and report on Lusca stuff and unbound a validating, recursive, and caching DNS server software. But the article will divides into three stages with Lusca Proxy Server as number one. I decided to choose FreeBSD 9 as the Operating System because I love it and glad how the FreeBSD manage my limited RAM number. The FreeBSD 9 is a new improves on FreeBSD 8 with many additional new features including the fast filesystem now supports softupdates journaling and High Performance SSH. The computer server is used desktop computer but I think it [...]
Categories: FreeBSD, Proxy server Tags: FreeBSD, Lusca, Proxy
CyanogenMod 9 with Unroot Access
Not sure this is good news or bad news but for anyone who concerns with security on their Android phone will agree if unroot phone is most secure compare to rooted phone. Rooting your phone can actually make your device more vulnerable to security threats because once your device getting rooted, you can access system files and settings, run apps with root access require and it will change to the way your device works. So with some reasons like above, no major phone or tablet manufacturers ships a device that has root access enabled. Even for a few certain Android phone makers to lock also the bootloader, it is protecting their device for any vulnerable security issues. But as we [...]
Categories: Android Tags: CM9, CyanogenMod, exploit, Root
